The 21-year-old, who has made an excellent start to his Bundesliga career, last played for his country in the Copa America final against Argentina more than two years ago.

Coach Dunga will be defending a four-match unbeaten record as coach since he replaced Carlos Alberto Parreira after this year's World Cup.

Ronaldinho, Robinho and Kaka were included but, as expected, there was no place for out of sorts striker Ronaldo who is struggling for form with Real Madrid.

Dunga, however, refused to rule out a future return for Ronaldo.

"The door is open for any player, as long as he wants to play for the national team," he told reporters. "We will continue to observe all the candidates."

Dunga's squad included uncapped midfielder Fernando, who plays for Girondins Bordeaux, and 19-year-old Santos left back Carlinhos, also uncapped.
Squad
Goalkeepers: Julio Cesar (Inter Milan), Helton (Porto)
Defenders: Lucio (Bayern Munich), Juan (Bayer Leverkusen), Luisao (Benfica), Alex (PSV Eindhoven), Daniel Alves (Sevilla), Maicon (Inter Milan), Adriano Correia (Sevilla), Carlinhos (Santos)
Midfielders: Gilberto Silva (Arsenal), Edmilson (Barcelona), Fernando (Bordeaux), Dudu Cearense (CSKA Moscow), Elano (Shakhtar Donetsk), Diego (Werder Bremen), Daniel Carvalho (CSKA Moscow), Kaka (AC Milan)
Forwards: Ronaldinho (Barcelona), Robinho (Real Madrid), Rafael Sobis (Real Betis), Ricardo Oliveira (AC Milan)